D.C. parents protest Congress' funding bill over a $1B cut to the city's budget
Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject the Republican funding bill, which would leave the budget for the city's public schools vulnerable.
Parents, students lead protest against proposed D.C. budget cuts in federal stopgap bill
Dozens of D.C. parents and students crowded a Senate office building Thursday to protest major potential cuts to the city’s school system after House Republicans passed a federal spending bill requiring the District to slash its budget by $1 billion.
‘If you cut us off, you’re cutting off our future’: Students rally against federal spending plan that would slash DC budget
Hundreds of students, parents and advocates held “recess” as the Senate Hart Building on Thursday, urging senators to vote against a spending bill that would significantly impact the District’s local budget.
Senate debating spending bill that would cut $1B from DC budget
D.C. officials are pleading with the U.S. Senate to restore the city’s funding levels after the House passed a spending bill that would cut about $1 billion from the District’s budget.
D.C. officials race to remove $1 billion budget cut tucked into federal spending bill
D.C. leaders on Wednesday pressed Congress to eliminate a $1 billion midyear cut to the city’s budget included in a federal spending bill.
DC braces for $1 billion budget cut after House ignores spending bill plea
The House passed a bill Tuesday that would avert a government shutdown, but D.C. leaders say it will have devastating effects in the District and force police and teacher layoffs. House Republicans’ resolution to avoid a government shutdown and keep the government funded through Sept.
Parents, students protest District's CR on Capitol Hill
D.C. parents and students stood up for D.C.'s budget Thursday by hosting "Recess at the Capitol." Since DC Public Schools ...
‘Vote no’: Kids on Capitol Hill have a message for Senators on the budget resolution
Hundreds of D.C. students, parents and other supporters showed up on Capitol Hill, urging Senators to vote no on the ...
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Sit-in at Senate Hart building draws attention to potential Medicaid, Medicare cuts
A march and rally to push back against proposed Medicaid and Medicare cuts took place on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
Advocates rally to block House spending bill that cuts DC budget
The groups Free DC and Harriet's Wildest Dreams are holding the rally in the Hart Atrium at 10 a.m. WASHINGTON — D.C. advocates are rallying at the Hart Senate Office Building Wednesday morning to try ...
Laid off USAID employee from Anne Arundel goes to Congress in effort to support foreign aid, battle misinformation
Steven Ramsey, along with about 40 other laid off and furloughed USAID employees, went to Congress with a mission.
DC teachers and families urge senators to oppose slashing District budget
Organizers of the Recess at the Capitol protest urged participants to “bring your kids, signs, crayons and creativity.” They said, “While lawmakers debate our future, we’ll show them exactly who ...
Congress poised to force $1 billion cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers
Congress is poised to pass a Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that D.C. officials warn would lead to a $1 billion cut to ...